Lot 3121. A pair of yellow-ground green-enamelled 'Dragon' bowls, Marks and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 10.2 cm., 4 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD (80,625 USD). © Sotheby's.

each delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, all resting on a short straight foot, the exterior engraved with two striding five-clawed dragons amidst flames, each chasing a flaming pearl, all above a border of ruyi-heads circling the foot, the rim bordered with a classic scroll band, the interior centred with a medallion enclosing a shou character, the designs all picked out in green against a bright yellow ground, the white base inscribed in underglaze-blue with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle, wood stands.

Provenance: Purchased in Paris, 1990s. 

Sotheby's. Imperial Porcelain and Works of Art from a Hong Kong Private Collection, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015, 10:15 AM